The Manchester Suburban Tramways Company (MSTC) was set up in 1877 to provide horse-drawn tram services throughout

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

and

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

, in England. The company's first tram service, which was also a first for Manchester, ran on 17 May 1877. The MSTC was merged with the Manchester Carriage Company in 1880 to form the

Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

. The initial board of directors comprised Daniel Busby, William Turton, John Greenwood (1818-86), and

Benjamin Whitworth Benjamin Whitworth (24 May 1816 – 24 September 1893) was an Irish politician, who represented constituencies in Ireland at the United Kingdom Parliament in Westminster, London. Early life Benjamin Whitworth was born in Manchester in 1816. He ...

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